Actor Robert Joy (1951)

The American horror film, The Hills Have Eyes (2006), marks the English-language debut of both director Alexandre Aja and co-writer Grégory Levasseur. This remake of Wes Craven’s 1977 original follows retired detective Bob Carter and his wife Ethel as they journey from Cleveland to San Diego for their silver wedding anniversary. They are accompanied by their three children (Lynn, Brenda, and Bobby), Lynn’s husband Doug and their baby daughter Catherine, as well as their two German Shepherds named Beauty and ...

Land of the Dead (2005) is a post-apocalyptic horror film written and directed by George A. Romero. Following the zombie apocalypse, human civilization has reorganized and established a chain of protected city-states across America. One such sanctuary is located within the triangular peninsula of downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where a feudal-like government governs its citizens. Surrounded on two sides by rivers and barricaded on the third with an electrified fence guarded by a militia, this city provides relative security for its inhabitants. Beyond its borders lies a desolate landscape with abandoned suburbs and ...

CSI: NY (2004–2013) is a popular American police procedural television series that aired on CBS for nine seasons, from September 2004 to February 2013. Set in New York City, the show features a team of investigators working at the city’s crime lab. Like its predecessors, CSI: NY tackles gritty subject matter and employs deductive reasoning to solve cases, with an added focus on criminal profiling. Leading the team is Detective Mac Taylor, a former Marine and seasoned member of the NYPD. Despite personal tragedies, including losing his wife on 9/11, Mac remains dedicated and maintains a strict management style. He is joined by his partner Detective ...

The American supernatural thriller film, Fallen (1998), directed by Gregory Hoblit, tells the story of Philadelphia Police Detective John Hobbes and his encounter with serial killer Edgar Reese. Many years after capturing Reese, Hobbes visits him on death row where he is met with a surprisingly upbeat demeanor. During their conversation, Reese grabs Hobbes’ hand and delivers a spiteful monologue in an unknown language, later identified as Syrian Aramaic. As Reese is executed, he taunts the onlookers and sings ‘Time Is on My Side’ by The Rolling Stones. After a series of murders resembling Reese’s ...

Waterworld (1995) is an American post-apocalyptic action film directed by Kevin Reynolds and co-written by Peter Rader and David Twohy. In the year 2500, rising sea levels have submerged every continent on Earth, leaving only rugged, floating communities known as atolls for human civilization to survive on. Many believe in the existence of a mythical ‘Dryland’ somewhere in the vast ocean, but others dismiss it as mere legend. The Mariner, a lone wanderer, arrives at an atoll on his trimaran with a valuable ...

The Dark Half (1993) is a film based on Stephen King’s 1989 novel of the same name. It was both written and directed by George A. Romero. Thad Beaumont, a writer known for his acclaimed literary works, also has a successful career writing bestselling thrillers under the pseudonym ‘George Stark’. After deciding to retire his pen name, Beaumont symbolically buries ‘Stark’ in a fake grave. However, something strange happens – Stark takes on a physical form and begins terrorizing those close to Beaumont, starting with local photographer ...